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2005 KIA OPTIMA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	728527
Internal NHTSA #	10274752
Manufacurer	HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC
Brand	KIA
Model	OPTIMA
Model Year	2005
File date	20/06/09
Component	SEAT BELTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tlthe contact owns a 2005 kia optima. The consumer stated their 3 year old son attempted to buckle himself in with the seat belt when all of a sudden if slipped from his hand and wrapped around the 3 year olds neck. The seat belt continued to retract and he could not free himself. The consumer wife grabbed the top of the belt and kept if from retracting even more, but was unable to release it. The consumer had to cut the seat belt. The following friday the consumer and his wife were rear ended and the his wife had to go to the emergency the room because the seat belt had been cut a week prior. Updated 07/16/09. jb updated 07/14/09. *lj
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	135000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	HOLDEN, MO
VIN pattern	KNAGD128555XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	08/08/05
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	BOB SIGHT KIA
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	INDEPANDANCE
Dealer's state code	MO
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 KIA OPTIMA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 KIA OPTIMA Seat Belts Problems, Complaints and Defects

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